# HG changeset patch
# User john.levon@sun.com
# Date 1215697571 25200
# Node ID 443b42b45ee6f799020a9418388440b93d9ab78c
# Parent 72eec78868efe7a872eab6c08502b3b84bf00a46
virt-convert: Add OS variant options
And use them to set ACPI, APIC, clock, and USB tablet.
Signed-off-by: John Levon <john.levon@sun.com>
diff --git a/man/en/virt-convert.1 b/man/en/virt-convert.1
--- a/man/en/virt-convert.1
+++ b/man/en/virt-convert.1
@@ -185,6 +185,151 @@
.IP "-q, --quiet" 4
.IX Item "-q, --quiet"
Avoid verbose output.
+.IP "--os-type=OS_TYPE" 4
+.IX Item "--os-type=OS_TYPE"
+Optimize the guest configuration for a type of operating system. This will
+attempt to pick the most suitable s-1ACPIs0 & s-1APICs0 settings, optimally supported
+mouse drivers and generally accommodate other operating system quirks. The
+valid operating system types are
+.RS 4
+.IP "linux" 4
+.IX Item "linux"
+Linux 2.x series
+.IP "windows" 4
+.IX Item "windows"
+Microsoft Windows 9x or later
+.IP "unix" 4
+.IX Item "unix"
+Traditional s-1UNIXs0 s-1BSDs0 or SysV derivatives
+.IP "other" 4
+.IX Item "other"
+Operating systems not in one of the 3 prior groups
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
+.IP "--os-variant=OS_VARIANT" 4
+.IX Item "--os-variant=OS_VARIANT"
+Further optimize the guest configuration for a specific operating system
+variant. This parameter is optional. The valid variants are
+.RS 4
+.IP "linux" 4
+.IX Item "linux"
+.RS 4
+.PD 0
+.IP "rhel2.1" 4
+.IX Item "rhel2.1"
+.PD
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
+.IP "rhel3" 4
+.IX Item "rhel3"
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
+.IP "rhel4" 4
+.IX Item "rhel4"
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
+.IP "rhel5" 4
+.IX Item "rhel5"
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
+.IP "centos5" 4
+.IX Item "centos5"
+Cent s-1OSs0 5
+.IP "fedora5" 4
+.IX Item "fedora5"
+Fedora Core 5
+.IP "fedora6" 4
+.IX Item "fedora6"
+Fedora Core 6
+.IP "fedora7" 4
+.IX Item "fedora7"
+Fedora 7
+.IP "sles10" 4
+.IX Item "sles10"
+Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10.x
+.IP "debianEtch" 4
+.IX Item "debianEtch"
+Debian 4.0 (Etch)
+.IP "debianLenny" 4
+.IX Item "debianLenny"
+Debian Lenny
+.IP "generic26" 4
+.IX Item "generic26"
+Generic Linux 2.6.x kernel
+.IP "generic24" 4
+.IX Item "generic24"
+Generic Linux 2.4.x kernel
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
+.IP "windows" 4
+.IX Item "windows"
+.RS 4
+.PD 0
+.IP "winxp" 4
+.IX Item "winxp"
+.PD
+Microsoft Windows s-1XPs0
+.IP "win2k" 4
+.IX Item "win2k"
+Microsoft Windows 2000
+.IP "win2k3" 4
+.IX Item "win2k3"
+Microsoft Windows 2003
+.IP "vista" 4
+.IX Item "vista"
+Microsoft Windows Vista
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
+.IP "unix" 4
+.IX Item "unix"
+.RS 4
+.PD 0
+.IP "solaris9" 4
+.IX Item "solaris9"
+.PD
+Sun Solaris 9
+.IP "solaris10" 4
+.IX Item "solaris10"
+Sun Solaris 10
+.IP "freebsd6" 4
+.IX Item "freebsd6"
+Free s-1BSDs0 6.x
+.IP "openbsd4" 4
+.IX Item "openbsd4"
+Open s-1BSDs0 4.x
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
+.IP "other" 4
+.IX Item "other"
+.RS 4
+.PD 0
+.IP "msdos" 4
+.IX Item "msdos"
+.PD
+Microsoft s-1DOSs0
+.IP "netware4" 4
+.IX Item "netware4"
+Novell Netware 4
+.IP "netware5" 4
+.IX Item "netware5"
+Novell Netware 5
+.IP "netware6" 4
+.IX Item "netware6"
+Novell Netware 6
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
+.IP "--noapic" 4
+.IX Item "--noapic"
+Override the s-1OSs0 type / variant to disables the s-1APICs0 setting for fully
+virtualized guest.
+.IP "--noacpi" 4
+.IX Item "--noacpi"
+Override the s-1OSs0 type / variant to disables the s-1ACPIs0 setting for fully
+virtualized guest.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
Convert a paravirt guest from f(CW*(C`image.vmx*(C'fR:
diff --git a/man/en/virt-convert.pod b/man/en/virt-convert.pod
--- a/man/en/virt-convert.pod
+++ b/man/en/virt-convert.pod
@@ -71,6 +71,176 @@
Avoid verbose output.
+=item --os-type=OS_TYPE
+
+Optimize the guest configuration for a type of operating system. This will
+attempt to pick the most suitable ACPI & APIC settings, optimally supported
+mouse drivers and generally accommodate other operating system quirks. The
+valid operating system types are
+
+=over 4
+
+=item linux
+
+Linux 2.x series
+
+=item windows
+
+Microsoft Windows 9x or later
+
+=item unix
+
+Traditional UNIX BSD or SysV derivatives
+
+=item other
+
+Operating systems not in one of the 3 prior groups
+
+=back
+
+=item --os-variant=OS_VARIANT
+
+Further optimize the guest configuration for a specific operating system
+variant. This parameter is optional. The valid variants are
+
+=over 4
+
+=item linux
+
+=over 4
+
+=item rhel2.1
+
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
+
+=item rhel3
+
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
+
+=item rhel4
+
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
+
+=item rhel5
+
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
+
+=item centos5
+
+Cent OS 5
+
+=item fedora5
+
+Fedora Core 5
+
+=item fedora6
+
+Fedora Core 6
+
+=item fedora7
+
+Fedora 7
+
+=item sles10
+
+Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10.x
+
+=item debianEtch
+
+Debian 4.0 (Etch)
+
+=item debianLenny
+
+Debian Lenny
+
+=item generic26
+
+Generic Linux 2.6.x kernel
+
+=item generic24
+
+Generic Linux 2.4.x kernel
+
+=back
+
+=item windows
+
+=over 4
+
+=item winxp
+
+Microsoft Windows XP
+
+=item win2k
+
+Microsoft Windows 2000
+
+=item win2k3
+
+Microsoft Windows 2003
+
+=item vista
+
+Microsoft Windows Vista
+
+=back
+
+=item unix
+
+=over 4
+
+=item solaris9
+
+Sun Solaris 9
+
+=item solaris10
+
+Sun Solaris 10
+
+=item freebsd6
+
+Free BSD 6.x
+
+=item openbsd4
+
+Open BSD 4.x
+
+=back
+
+=item other
+
+=over 4
+
+=item msdos
+
+Microsoft DOS
+
+=item netware4
+
+Novell Netware 4
+
+=item netware5
+
+Novell Netware 5
+
+=item netware6
+
+Novell Netware 6
+
+=back
+
+=back
+
+=item --noapic
+
+Override the OS type / variant to disables the APIC setting for fully
+virtualized guest.
+
+=item --noacpi
+
+Override the OS type / variant to disables the ACPI setting for fully
+virtualized guest.
+
=back
=head1 EXAMPLES
diff --git a/virt-convert b/virt-convert
--- a/virt-convert
+++ b/virt-convert
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@
help=("This guest should be a fully virtualized guest"))
opts.add_option("-p", "--paravirt", action="store_true", dest="paravirt",
help=("This guest should be a paravirtualized guest"))
+ opts.add_option("", "--os-type", type="string", dest="os_type",
+ action="callback", callback=cli.check_before_store,
+ help=("The OS type for fully virtualized guests, e.g. 'linux', 'unix', 'windows'"))
+ opts.add_option("", "--os-variant", type="string", dest="os_variant",
+ action="callback", callback=cli.check_before_store,
+ help=("The OS variant for fully virtualized guests, e.g. 'fedora6', 'rhel5', 'solaris10', 'win2k', 'vista'"))
+ opts.add_option("", "--noapic", action="store_true", dest="noapic",
+ help=("Disables APIC for fully virtualized guest (overrides value in os-type/os-variant db)"), default=False)
+ opts.add_option("", "--noacpi", action="store_true", dest="noacpi",
+ help=("Disables ACPI for fully virtualized guest (overrides value in os-type/os-variant db)"), default=False)
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07-14-2008, 04:50 PM
Cole Robinson
virt-convert: Add OS variant options
john.levon@sun.com wrote:
> # HG changeset patch
> # User john.levon@sun.com
> # Date 1215697571 25200
> # Node ID 443b42b45ee6f799020a9418388440b93d9ab78c
> # Parent 72eec78868efe7a872eab6c08502b3b84bf00a46
> virt-convert: Add OS variant options
>
> And use them to set ACPI, APIC, clock, and USB tablet.
>
I've committed this, though this brings to mind a few things
we should change before a next release. Just some thoughts:
Duplicating the internal OS dictionary in man pages isn't
helpful: we should just add a cli option to virt-install
(maybe all the tools that use the dict?) to dump the dictionary
in a readable manner and exit. That way the man pages can
just say 'see "virt-install --show-me-the-money" for a
complete list.'
VMX files have a field which specifies the guest os: we should
probably try to translate that into an entry in the virtinst
OS dict if the user doesn't supply one.
Also I think the virt-image format should have an entry for
the OS type of the guest, so we should probably add this
option to virt-image as well.
Thanks,
Cole
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07-14-2008, 04:56 PM
John Levon
virt-convert: Add OS variant options
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:50:12PM -0400, Cole Robinson wrote:
> Duplicating the internal OS dictionary in man pages isn't
> helpful: we should just add a cli option to virt-install
> (maybe all the tools that use the dict?) to dump the dictionary
> in a readable manner and exit. That way the man pages can
> just say 'see "virt-install --show-me-the-money" for a
> complete list.'
Yes. In fact we have a requirement for dumping this in a parsable way
too for higher-level tools to comprehend.
> VMX files have a field which specifies the guest os: we should
> probably try to translate that into an entry in the virtinst
> OS dict if the user doesn't supply one.
I'll try to take a look at this.
> Also I think the virt-image format should have an entry for
> the OS type of the guest, so we should probably add this
> option to virt-image as well.
Agreed
regards,
john
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